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Originally, the word was designed to be a combination of two words: "culinary" and "technology". So the first meaning of the word was the convergence of culinary arts and all technology, which includes communications, chemistry, physiology, economics and many others. [citation needed]
A prominent lexical feature of food blogs is special purpose vocabulary, or as Crystal in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language [11] terms “occupational variety”, indicated by “the frequent and central use of special vocabulary and jargon.” The corpus of food blogs include terms from various categories.
Before cooking institutions, professional cooks were mentors for individual students who apprenticed under them. [13] In 1879, the first cooking school was founded in the United States: the Boston Cooking School. This school standardized cooking practices and recipes, and laid the groundwork for the culinary arts schools that would follow. [14]
The word is a compound of Greek γαστρ(ο)-'stomach' and νόμος lit. 'custom', modeled on 'astronomy'. [4] It was revived in 1801 as the title of a poem by Joseph Berchoux . [5] [6] It was Brillat-Savarin, in his Physiologie du goût (1825) who systematized the study of food and cooking under this name. [7]
See also References Further reading External links A acidulate To use an acid (such as that found in citrus juice, vinegar, or wine) to prevent browning, alter flavour, or make an item safe for canning. al dente To cook food (typically pasta) to the point where it is tender but not mushy. amandine A culinary term indicating a garnish of almonds. A dish served amandine is usually cooked with ...
English cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with England.It has distinctive attributes of its own, but is also very similar to wider British cuisine, partly historically and partly due to the import of ingredients and ideas from the Americas, China, and India during the time of the British Empire and as a result of post-war immigration.
Cooking is an aspect of all human societies and a cultural universal. Types of cooking also depend on the skill levels and training of the cooks. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants and other food establishments. Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans ...
Staging is similar to trialling in professional kitchens. Trialling is an activity often used to assess the skills and training of a cooking job candidate. The hiring chef might assess the trial cook's adaptive skills in the new kitchen and how they interact with other staff in the restaurant.